Finished Goods Production Operator

Interested in a career that matters?

Are you ready for a new beginning? We need your talent, knowledge, and dedication to help better our world with biology.

As a Finished Goods Operator, you’ll play an important role in our production operations by helping operate and monitor equipment and processes, supporting production laboratory activities, and ensuring materials are ready when needed.

The role & your impact
In this operational role, you’ll support safe and effective production activities and help keep equipment, processes, materials, and production laboratory activities running as required.
Your key responsibilities in this role

- Operate and monitor equipment and processes.

- Take samples and analyze samples in the production laboratory.

- Prepare raw materials and ensure they are available for use.

- Operate specified control computers to control equipment and processes.

What you’ll need to be successful in this role

- High school diploma or equivalent, with good math and arithmetic skills.

- Valid driver's license.

- Effective written and oral communication skills.

- Ability to move freely around the plant and outdoor surroundings.

- Ability to lift materials weighing up to 50 pounds.

- Ability to manually manipulate and use equipment and tools, including turning valves and aligning hoses.

- Ability to climb stairs and work at heights.

- Ability to use all required PPE, including a hard hat, safety glasses, ear protection, and respirator.

Ways of Working / Working Conditions
This position follows a rotating work schedule:

- 2 weeks: Monday through Friday, 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM

- 2 weeks: Monday through Thursday, 1:30 PM to 12:00 AM
The role requires working in and around the plant, including outdoor surroundings. Physical requirements include lifting materials weighing up to 50 pounds, manually operating equipment and tools, climbing stairs, working at heights, and wearing required PPE, including respiratory protection.

Compensation & Benefits
Expected salary: $25.05/hour base pay, plus a $3.00/hour shift differential for hours worked outside of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Benefits include:

- 401(k) with up to a 9% company contribution

- Minimum of 3 weeks of vacation

- 12 holidays

- 2 weeks of wellness time

- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance

- Healthcare savings account option with a generous employer contribution

- Employee assistance program

- Parental leave

- Tuition reimbursement

- Benefits beginning on your first day of employment

Relevant information
Application deadline: November 13, 2026

Our purpose guides the way
In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless. If our purpose resonates with you, we encourage you to apply.

Opportunities for everyone
We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all applicants. Therefore we ask you to apply without a cover letter or photo and instead include a few sentences in your CV explaining your motivation for applying.

We make all employment decisions based on business needs and welcome candidates with a wide range of backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.

Explore other openings
If this position isn’t the right fit, you may still find other opportunities with us. You’re welcome to explore open roles or create a job agent to stay connected with future opportunities at novonesis.com/Career